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Format For Instruction Plan [for Courses with Lectures and Labs

Course No Cours Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorial Practical Credits

CSE306 COMPUTER NETWORKS 11057 :: Gaurav Pushkarana 4 0 0 4

Text Book: 1 Author: A.S. Tanenbaum, Title: Computer Networks, Publishers: Pearson Education, Delhi, Year of Publication: 2006

Other Specific Book:

2 Author: Behrouz A. Forouzan, Title: Data Communication and networking, 2nd Ed. Update, Tata McGraw Hills 2003

3 Author:Black U, Title:Computer Networks-Protocols, Standards and Interfaces, PHI 1996

4 Author:Comer E. Doughlas, Title: Computer Networks and Internets, 2nd Ed., Pearson, 2000

5 Author:W. Stallings, Title:Data and Computer Communications, 7th Ed., Pearson, 2002

Other Reading

Sr No Jouranls atricles as compulsary readings (specific articles, Complete reference)

6 www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journalspecialissues.cws_home/505606/specialissues
7 www.elsevier.com/locate/jnca
8 http://www.icgst.com/CNIR.html

Relevant Websites

Sr. No. (Web adress) (only if relevant to the courses) Salient Features
9 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_network It gives the basic idea regarding computer networks.
10 http://compnetworking.about.com/od/basicnetworkingconcepts Mini dictionary of computer networks
/Networking_Basics_Key_Concepts_in_Computer_Networking
.htm
11 http://www.boloji.com/computing/networking/n002.htm OSI model is explained properly

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 12 www.networkingworld.com Network hardware is explained
13 www.howstuffworks.com TCP/IP Layers working

Detailed Plan For Lectures

Week Number Lecture Number Lecture Topic Chapters/Sections of Homework to be Assigned Pedagogical tool
Textbook/other to students Demonstration/case
reference study/images/anmatio
n ctc. planned

Part 1
Week 1 Lecture 1 Introduction to computer networks : ->Reference :1,1.1 Images
Definition of Computer networks , Uses of computer (Pages 1-14) www.esnips.com
networks
Lecture 2 Network hardware, Topologies, ->Reference :1,1.2 Images
(Pages 14-26) www.esnips.com,
->Reference :2,1.2 (Pg videos
9-16)
Lecture 3 Network software, ->Reference :1,1.3 (Pg Images
Concept of layers and protocols 26-37) www.esnips.com
->Reference :2,2.1 (pg videos
27-29)
Lecture 4 OSI Reference models (discussion on all the layers) ->Reference :1,1.4.1 Images
(pg 37-41) www.esnips.com
->Reference :2,2.2 (pg videos
29-33) 2.3(pg 33-42)
Week 2 Lecture 5 TCP/IP Reference models(discussion on all the ->Reference :1,1.4.2 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS
layers) (pg 41-44) I_model
->Reference :2,2.4 (pg
42-45)
Lecture 6 A Comparison of the OSI Model and TCP/IP Model ->Reference :1,1.4.3- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS
1.4.5 (pg 44-49) I_model
Lecture 7 Physical Layer : ->Reference :2,3.1& en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS
Theoretical Basis for Data Communication, analog 3.2 (pg 57-71) I_model
and digital signal ->Reference :1,2.1 (pg
85-90)
Lecture 8 Bandwidth, Bit Interval & Bit Rate, low pass and ->Reference :2,3.2-3.4 Images
band pass (pg 69-80)
Week 3 Lecture 9 transmission impairment and performance ->Reference :2,3.5 (pg Images
80-94)

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Week 3 Lecture 10 Digital Transmission,bps & baud rate,Digital Signal ->Reference :2,4.1 (pg Images
Encoding Formats - NRZ-L, NRZI, 101-108) videos
Lecture 11 Bipolar-AMI, Manchester, Differential Manchester ->Reference :2,4.1 (pg Images
108-110) videos
Lecture 12 Digital Modulation, Digitization-Sampling Theorem ->Reference :2,4.2 (pg Term Paper 1 Allocation Imageswww.extensionte
120-135) ch.net
videos

Week 4 Lecture 13 Modulation of Digital Data: ASK, PSK, FSK & QAM, ->Reference :2,5.1 (pg Images
141-152) www.esnips.com

videos

Part 2
Week 4 Lecture 14 Introducing AM, FM, PM ->Reference :2,5.2 (pg Images
152-156) videos
Lecture 15 Multiplexing: FDM, WDM, TDM ->Reference :2,6.1 (pg Images
161-180)
Lecture 16 Guided Transmission Media ->Reference :2,7.1 (pg Images
191-203) videos
Week 5 Lecture 17 Wireless Transmission ->Reference :1,2.3-2.4 Images
(pg 100-118) videos
Lecture 18 Communication Satellites ->Reference :2,2/ 7.2 Images
(pg 203-208)
Lecture 19 Circuit Switching ->Reference :2,8.1 (pg Images
213-221) videos
Lecture 20 The Public Switched Telephone Network ->Reference :2,9.1-9.2 Images
(pg 241-251) videos
Week 6 Lecture 21 The Mobile Telephone System ->Reference :1,2.6 (pg Images
152-168)
Lecture 22 DSL Technology ->Reference :2,9.3 (pg Images
251-255)
Lecture 23 Data Link Layer: Design Issues ->Reference :1,3.1(pg Images
183-192)
->Reference :2,11.1
(pg 307-310)

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Week 6 Lecture 24 Error Detection and Correction ->Reference :1,3.2(pg http://images.google.co.i
192-200) n/images?hl=en&q=data
->Reference :2,10.1- +link
10.3 (pg 267-284) +layer&um=1&ie=UTF-
8&sa=X&oi=image_resu
lt_group&resnum=4&ct=
title
Week 7 Lecture 25 Error Detection and Correction ->Reference :2,10.4- http://images.google.co.i
10.5 (pg 284-301) n/images?
um=1&hl=en&q=error
+correction+and
+detection&btnG=Searc
h+Images

Lecture 26 Flow Control Protocols: Stop-and-wait Flow Control ->Reference :2,11.2- http://images.google.co.i
11.3 (pg 311-317) n/images?
um=1&hl=en&q=flow
+control
+protocol&btnG=Search
+Images
videos
Lecture 27 Sliding Window Flow Control, Error Control, Stop- ->Reference :2,11.5 http://images.google.co.i
and-wait ARQ, (pg 318-323) n/images?
um=1&hl=en&q=flow
+control
+protocol&btnG=Search
+Images
Lecture 28 Selective-repeat ARQ, Piggybacking ->Reference :2,11.5 http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~r
(pg 332-340) ek/Adv_Nets/Spring
2003
/TCP_SlidingWindows.p
df
videos
MID-TERM
Part 3
Week 8 Lecture 29 Go-back-N-ARQ ->Reference :2,11.5 images
(pg 324-331) videos
Lecture 30 Example of Data Link Protocols- HDLC. ->Reference :1,3.6 (pg images
234-238)
->Reference :2,11.6
(pg 340-346)
Lecture 31 The Medium Access Control Sub Layer:Channel ->Reference :1,4.1 (pg images
Allocation Problem 247-251)

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Week 8 Lecture 32 Multiple Access Protocols ->Reference :2,12.1 images
(pg 363-379)
Week 9 Lecture 33 Ethernet ->Reference :2,13 (pg images
395-416) videos
Lecture 34 wireless LANs ->Reference :2,14.1 images
(pg 421-434) videos
Lecture 35 BlueTooth ->Reference :2,14.2 images
(pg 434-441)
Lecture 36 Data Link Layer Switching ->Reference :2,15.1 http://www.cisco.com/en
(pg 445-456) /US/docs/internetworkin
g/technology/handbook/
Ethernet.html

Week 10 Lecture 37 Virtual Circuits ->Reference :2,8.3 (pg Images

221-227) videos
Lecture 38 Network Layer: Design Issues ->Reference :1,5.1 (pg www.tcil-
343-350) india.com/new/new_site/
white%20paper/RK-
2%20Bluetooth
%20Technologies.ppt
Lecture 39 Internetworking ->Reference :1,5.5 (pg Term Paper 1 Submission Images
418-430)
->Reference :2,20.1
(pg579-582)

Part 4
Week 10 Lecture 40 Ip addressing, network layer in internet, IP ->Reference :1,5.6 (pg Images
431-438) videos
->Reference :2,19.1
(pg 549-558)
Week 11 Lecture 41 Subnetting , Routing Algorithms-Static routing ->Reference :2,1.9 (pg Images
559-563) videos
->Reference :1,5.2 (pg
350-359)
Lecture 42 Routing Algorithms: Static Routing ->Reference :1,5.2 (pg Images
360-367) videos
Lecture 43 Routing Algorithms: Dynamic Routing ->Reference :1,5.2 (pg Images
368-379) videos
Lecture 44 N/W Layer Protocols: ARP, ICMP ->Reference :2,21.1- Images
21.2 (pg 611-627) videos
Week 12 Lecture 45 Transport Layer: Transport Service ->Reference :2,6.1 (pg Images
481-488)
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 Week 12 Lecture 46 Elements of Transport Protocols, ->Reference :1,6.2 (pg Images
492-513)
Lecture 47 UDP ->Reference :2,23.2 Images
(pg 709-715)
Lecture 48 TCP ->Reference :2,23.3 Images
(pg 715-735)
Week 13 Lecture 49 Congestion Control & QOS ->Reference :2,24.2 Images
24.3 (pg 763-768) 24.5
(pg 775-780)
Lecture 50 Application Layer: E-mail ->Reference :1,7.2 (pg Images
588-597)
Lecture 51 World Wide Web, DNS ->Reference :1,7.1 (pg Images
579-588) 7.3 (pg 611-
624)
Lecture 52 Network Security: ->Reference :1,8.1 (pg Images
Cryptography 724-736)

Spill Over
Week 14 Lecture 53 Hub, Switch and Types of Hub & Switches ->Reference :2,15.1 Images
(pg 445-454)
Lecture 54 Routers and types ->Reference :2,15.1- Images
15.2 (pg 455-457)
Lecture 55 Virtual LAN ->Reference :2,15.3 Images
(pg 458-463)
Lecture 56 Multimedia ->Reference :1,7.4 (pg Images
674-692)

Details of homework and case studies

Homework No. Topic of the Homework Nature of homework
(group/individuals/field work
Homework 1 Uses of network, OSI and TCP/IP reference model. Network hardware, Encoding, Individual
Homework 2 Modulation, Mobile and Telephone system, Multiplexing, , Transmission media, Individual
Homework 3 Data Link Layer, Switching , Error correction and detection, Flow control protocols, HDLC, Multiple Access Individual
Protocols, Wireless LANs, Ethernet, Bluetooth
Homework 4 vVrtual Circuits, Network Layer, IP addressing, Routing Algorithms, Transport Layer, Application Layer, Individual
Network Security

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 Scheme for CA:out of 100*
Component Frequency Out Of Each Marks Total Marks
Term Paper 1 25 25
Homework submission 3 4 7 21
Class test based on homework 3 4 18 54

Total :- 50 100

* In ENG courses wherever the total exceeds 100, consider x best out of y components of CA, as explained in teacher's guide available on the
UMS

List of suggested topics for term paper[at least 15] (Student to spend about 15 hrs on any one specified term paper)

Sr. No. Topic

1 Wireless Application Protocol
2 ISDN
3 Designing a wireless network in LPU campus
4 Ethernet Lans
5 SNMP
6 IP Switching
7 LAN Networking Management
8 EDI Application in network
9 Hybrid Hardware
10 SAP
11 IP Tracing
12 IGRP (routing protocol)
13 RIP (routing Protocol)
14 EIGRP
15 WI FI
16 WI Max
17 DSL
18 VLAN

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 19 Distributed Network security
20 OSPF (routing protocol)
21 Subnetting
22 Hacking
23 SMTP
24 Spoofing
25 FTP
26 Phishing

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